Malaysia

Malaysia’s Blockchain Infrastructure Zetrix, a layer-1 public platform will be embarking together with strategic partners Universiti Malaya (UM) and China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), on a collaborative research leading to commercialisation of blockchain.

Capital A Berhad, the parent company of Asia’s leading low-cost carrier, AirAsia, has on Wednesday reiterated its commitment to transparent communications and better customer experience for all of its guests, as part of its vision to become the most communicative, responsive and answerable brand in the region.

Grab, a leading everyday superapp in Southeast Asia, has announced the appointment of Adelene Foo as Managing Director of Grab Malaysia, effective February 1, 2023. In her role, Foo will oversee the business strategy and operations of Grab’s businesses in Malaysia.

Gobi Partners, the Pan-Asian venture capital (VC) firm with $1.5 billion in assets under management, has onboarded four more promising Malaysian startups to its Gobi Superseed II Fund (Gobi SSIIFund). The four firms being onboarded are Islamic-themed streaming service Durioo+, e-commerce marketplace Lapasar, earned wage access provider Paywatch and online…

Wellous Group Limited, a Malaysia-based international nutrition company, has on Tuesday announced key leadership appointments to help further the company’s global expansion and prepare for transitioning to life as a public company. The firm has appointed Lee Koon Tan as the group's president. It has also announced the appointment of Jorrine Ang as chief…

Sea Ltd,a Singaporean global consumer internet company, through its e-commerce platform Shopee, has committed to expand its investments in Malaysia. SEA's proposed expansion plans in Malaysia involving the setting up of cloudservices, data hosting and processing, as well as new logistics e-commerce warehouse.

WhyQ, Singapore-based food delivery platform, has successfully secured an additional MYR4.6 million ($1.08 million) in an extension to their Series A2 funding round. The extended round was led by the Kairos FoodTech Fund of Kairos Capital Group.

MYStartup, a Malaysian government initiative powered by Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd. (Cradle), in partnership with Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), has on Wednesday announced the winners for the recently concluded MYStartup Hackathon 2022.

Touch ‘n Go Group, via the Touch ‘n Go eWallet, has formed a strategic partnership with Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, to launch the first corporate social responsibility (CSR)-linked Visa prepaid card in Malaysia.